Esoteric Recordings’ REACTIVE label is proud to announce the release of the first volume of an official bootleg series by the legendary TANGERINE DREAM. Formed in Berlin in September 1967 by Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream are simply one of the most important groups to have emerged on the German music scene of the late 1960s / early 1970s. Always guided by the genius of Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream developed a sound based on the use of synthesisers and keyboards, first revealed on their marvellous "Alpha Centuari” album in 1971. In Britain, John Peel soon began to promote the band on his influential radio show which ultimately led to Tangerine Dream becoming one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson’s newly established Virgin label in 1973. Tangerine Dream’s music would influence a whole host of musicians who followed in their wake, such as Julian Cope.

Featuring recordings made at Reims Cathedral, France in December 1974 and at the Mozarthalle, Mannheim, West Germany in October 1976, this 4 CD set (with over four hours of music) has been compiled with the official approval of Tangerine Dream and features two concerts that were voted as some of the finest bootlegs in existence in a recent poll of fans.

The concert at Reims Cathedral has gone down in Tangerine Dream history as a legendary event. The music performed by Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke and Peter Baumann was exemplary, although the circumstances surrounding the staging of the concert led to a ban on further performances in Cathedrals by The Vatican. The concert at the Mozarthalle in Mannheim is another fine example of the excellence of this incarnation of Tangerine Dream on stage.

This official 4CD clamshell boxed set has been re-mastered from the best available sources and includes an illustrated booklet with a new essay.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE

REIMS CATHEDRAL, FRANCE - 13TH DECEMBER 1974

1. REIMS SET ONE

DISC TWO

REIMS CATHEDRAL, FRANCE - 13TH DECEMBER 1974

1. REIMS SET TWO

DISC THREE

MOZARTSAAL, MANNHEIM, GERMANY – 31ST OCTOBER 1976

1. MANNHEIM SET – PART ONE 2. MANNHEIM SET – PART TWO

DISC FOUR

MOZARTSAAL, MANNHEIM, GERMANY – 31ST OCTOBER 1976

1. MANNHEIM ENCORE – PART ONE 2. MANNHEIM ENCORE – PART TWO

ESOTERIC RECORDINGS are pleased to announce the release of a newly remastered edition of the classic debut album by the acclaimed saxophonist and woodwind player Johnny Almond. 

"Patent Pending” was the first album by the Johnny Almond Music machine and was issued on Decca’s "Progressive” imprint Deram in 1969. The album was one of the finest Jazz Rock albums of the era, by a band featuring Geoff Condon ( Trumpet, Flugel Horn), Johnny Wiggins (Piano, Organ), Jimmy Crawford (Electric Guitar), Steve Hammond (Guitars), Roger Sutton (Bass) and future Yes member Alan White (Drums). 

Johnny Almond first came to prominence through his work with John Mayall, Zoot Money, Alan Price and Chicken Shack, before he formed his own group in 1969. A truly original album, "Patent Pending” showcased Almond’s prowess as a composer and outstanding multi-instrumentalist, with him also playing Organ, Mellotron and Vibes in addition to a variety of Woodwind instruments. 

This Esoteric Recordings reissue has been remastered from the original Deram master tapes and includes a booklet which fully restores the original album artwork and a new essay.

Track Listing:

1. ENSINGLE

2. BEFORE DAWN

3. VOODOO FOREST

4. SOLAR LEVEL

5. TO R.K.

6. REVERSED FOR TWO HORNS

7. PEQUENO NOVA

8. TALES OF JUNIOR

Esoteric Antenna are pleased to announce the release of a stunning new album by the award winning producer, sound designer, engineer & mixer STEPHEN W. TAYLER. 

‘Ostinato’ is a labour of love, built on a forty years’ vision by Stephen, who is influenced by modern electronica and is a Minimalist composer in the tradition of Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich. "I had so many ideas for music and sound running around inside my head as a teenager, and now, more than 40 years on, technology has evolved to the point where I can realise this vision, as if the outer world and my inner music have finally synchronised, and the production of this album has at last been made possible.” says Stephen. "These are the sounds and ideas that have lived in my mind… the sound of voices, choirs, organs, the piano, the clarinet, synthesizers, vocoders, places and environments, from the depths of my memory and across the years.” 

As a mixing and recording engineer, music producer, musician, composer and sound designer, Stephen has contributed this collection of talents to hundreds of world-class albums for artists including Rupert Hine, Suzanne Vega, Peter Gabriel, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, Milla Jovovich, Rush, Bob Geldof and Tina Turner. He most recently has been working with Kate Bush on her last two albums, as well as her first live performances in thirty-five years. 

Stephen has always stayed on the leading edge of audio technology, starting with analogue and tape techniques, and subsequently he has been an early adopter of synthesis, sampling and digital technology. His current work includes engagements with moving image and sound design, as well as digital and installation art. "Ostinato” brings together all of Stephen’s talents and is a stunning example of the art of ambient and minimalist composition.

Track Listing:

1. EURO STAR

2. AT THE EDGE OF LIGHT 3. PERIPHERIQUE

4. TERMINUS

5. ON THE BEACH

6. GLASS IN RAIN

7. SACRE-COUER

8. METRO

9. THE BOY WHO SAID YES

Esoteric Antenna are pleased to announce the release of the excellent new album by JOHN HACKETT; Another Life. 

John Hackett is highly regarded for his distinctive flute sound in the world of progressive music and as an accomplished soloist. Solo flautist, guitarist, singer and composer, John is best known for his work with his brother Steve Hackett, the former Genesis guitarist, and the ambient group Symbiosis. John collaborated with his brother Steve on the albums, Voyage of the Acolyte and Please Don’t Touch before leaving Sheffield University to work with Steve, who had just left Genesis. This led to further recordings and tours of the UK, USA and Europe with John playing flute, guitar and bass pedals.

Another Life is John Hackett's long awaited new rock album and is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Checking Out of London (released in 2005). On his new record John Hackett is joined by brother Steve Hackett, ex-Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips and prog legend Nick Magnus to create an evocative musical landscape of powerful rock songs and rich melodies.

Track Listing:

1. ANOTHER LIFE

2. LOOK UP

3. POISON TOWN

4. WHITE LINES

5. LIFE IN REVERSE

6. BURNT DOWN TREES 7. SATELLITE

8. FOREST

9. MAGAZINE

10. RAIN

11. ACTORS

12.ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER NIGHT 13.POISON TOWN REPRISE

Originally forming in Malmo, Sweden in 1978, Silver Mountain were very much influenced by Deep Purple, Judas Priest, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, but especially Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, from where the band took their name. Fundamental to the birth of classically inspired symphonic hard rock and heavy metal, a scene that also gave the world Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Europe, they evolved around lead guitarist Jonas Hansson

Although their vinyl debut was 1979 single ‘Man Of No Present Existence’ b/w ‘Axeman And The Virgin’, they wouldn’t record a full length LP until the highly influential, cult debut "Shakin’ Brains” in 1983, featuring future Yngwie members Jens and Anders Johansson, followed by "Universe” (1984), eventually releasing "Roses & Champagne” in 1988. 

Although effectively splitting up after the release of "Roses & Champagne”, the band reunited their classic "Shakin’ Brains” line-up of Jonas Hansson (Guitars & Vocals), Jens Johansson (Keyboards), Per Stadin (Bass) and Anders Johansson (Drums) for 2001’s acclaimed reunion CD, "Breakin’ Chains”. As well as revisiting debut 45 ‘Man Of No Present Existence’ and ‘Axeman And The Virgin’, this version includes the previously Japan only bonus track, ‘Resurrection’.

This reissue includes live bonus tracks recorded September 4th, 2010 at Friluftsteatern, Malmö, Sweden, and appear on CD for the first time, including otherwise unavailable versions of ‘Shakin’ Brains’, ‘Maniac’ and ‘Universe’. For fans of: Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Rainbow, Stratovarius & Dragon Force 

Track Listing:

BREAKIN' CHAINS (2001)

1. PROPHET OF DOOM

2. BEFORE THE STORM

3. FELO DE SE

4. MAN OF NO PRESENT EXISTENCE 5. SCARLET PIMPERNEL

6. MANIAC

7. AXEMAN AND THE VIRGIN

8. BREAKIN' CHAINS

9. RIDER OF THE NIGHT

10. A.S.W.A.S.T

11. THE BUTTERFLY

12. DANCE AROUND THE FIRE

13. MILLATTACK

14. RESURRECTION (JAPAN BONUS TRACK)

BONUS TRACKS (LIVE 2010)

15. PROPHET OF DOOM

16. MANIAC

17. AXEMAN AND THE VIRGIN

18. MAN OF NO PRESENT EXISTENCE 19. BEFORE THE STORM